TAIPEI, TAIWAN (UroToday.com) - Introduction and Objectives: Robotic assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RPN) is becoming the standard of care in the management of small renal masses. We aimed to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and oncologic outcome of RALPN for clinical T1b renal masses.

Methods: 119 patients who underwent robotic partial nephrectomy by a single surgeon at our institution from 2011 to 2014 were retrospectively reviewed Perioperative parameters and demographic data for clinical T1a and T1b (21 patients) masses were obtained from chart review and compared using Student’s t-test and Fisher’s exact test.

Conclusions: RPN for patients with cT1b renal masses is safe and efficacious. Operative time and hospital stay were longer for patients with cT1b masses as well as need to convert to open partial nephrectomy. When counseling patients with cT1b renal masses, RPN should be considered a feasible option.

Source of Funding: None

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